Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure.

The farther you enter into truth, the deeper it is.

Where there is great doubt, there is great awakening; small doubt, small awakening; no doubt, no awakening.

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.

The key to transformation is not to fight with our experience but to open to it with awareness.

Your own treasure house contains everything you need; why search outside?

In the moment of pure noting, there is no self - only the knowing and the known.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

We deal with our mind from morning until evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy.

The more we understand impermanence, the more we appreciate each moment of our lives.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

Compassion is not something we develop. It arises naturally as we see the truth of what is.

If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition; if you want to know your future life, look into your present actions.

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

The Buddha never taught a sectarian religion; he taught Dhamma - the way to liberation - which is universal.

Forgiveness is not a moral issue. It's a power issue. When we hold onto grievance and resentment, we are giving our power away.

The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.

The Buddha's teaching is not about belief but about investigation, not about accepting but about examining.

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.

There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen. Even though you read much Zen literature, you must read each sentence with a fresh mind.

Peace and negativity cannot coexist just as light and darkness cannot coexist.

The goal of Buddhist practice is not to escape from the world but to transform our relationship with it.

The Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.

Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity than thinking.

In the moment of love, awareness is very strong. Use that awareness, that strength of consciousness, to look into yourself.

The practice of metta begins with oneself, for only when we have developed loving-kindness towards ourselves can we truly offer it to others.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

Without darkness, there is no light. Without the path, there is no arrival.

Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway.